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on any of the last. few
Fridays, you: ‘could jhave
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instructed ‘in French. and”
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These children all “come
from English speaking back-
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they just want to have fun’
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‘Ecole’ Bilingue. and. ‘its.
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teaching staff for. this ‘Pro-
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Although Mt. Seymour § Ski _
_ School instructs thousands of —
skiers every: year ‘and has. .
done so for the past twelve. :
this is the first time.
they! have éver confined their. -

Years,

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the kids to learn’’.

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